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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY – THE STORY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (2012) Featuring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Michael McDonald, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John McFee, Bruce Cohn, Ted Templeman and Joel Selvin. Written by Barry Ehrmann and Rachel Benson. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Video. 103 minutes. Not Rated. Few bands … Continue reading →

Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate
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Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate

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Led Zeppelin Just Want To Celebrate by Jay S. Jacobs There are very few opportunities that a music journalist will jump at quicker than the opportunity to see the three surviving members of the legendary (and legendarily squabbling) rock group Led Zeppelin together on the same stage. Even if you are not the band’s biggest … Continue reading →

Crazy – The Hank Garland Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Crazy – The Hank Garland Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CRAZY – THE HANK GARLAND STORY (2008) Starring Waylon Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison, Scott Michael Campbell, David Conrad, John Fleck, Timothy Omundson, Brent Briscoe, Beau Baxter, Raymond O’Connor, Steve Vai, Katharine McPhee and Nicole Steinwedell. Screenplay by Rick Bieber, Jason Ehlers and Brent Boyd. Directed by Rick Bieber. Distributed by Favored Nations.  104 minutes.  … Continue reading →

Norah Jones – The Fall (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Norah Jones – The Fall (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Norah Jones – The Fall (Blue Note) Norah Jones has performed several types of music over the years since her breakthrough album Come Away With Me. In that album and her two follow-up CDs (three if you count her gig with the alt.country supergroup The Little Willies) she has worked in jazz, country, folk, pop and R&B – … Continue reading →

Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out
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Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out

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Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that in a career that has lasted over 40 years (actually longer, his first appearance on film was in 1951 as an infant), Jeff Bridges has never won an Oscar. He has worked regularly and made vibrant contributions in such legendary films as The Last … Continue reading →

John Denver – Around the World Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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John Denver – Around the World Live (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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JOHN DENVER – AROUND THE WORLD LIVE (2009) Featuring John Denver. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  592 minutes.  Not Rated. In the twelve years since his untimely death in a plane crash – and a good 30 years on from his popular heyday – it has become all too easy to … Continue reading →

Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White
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Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White

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Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White by Jay S. Jacobs Mat Kearney’s musical road has led him from Oregon to Los Angeles to Nashville – from indie recording and tiny bars to hit singles and theater shows. Not too bad for a guy who has only released two CDs. Of course, it … Continue reading →

Patty Loveless – Country Soul
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Patty Loveless – Country Soul

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Patty Loveless Country Soul by Mark Mussari When Patty Loveless was a little girl, she had an ongoing argument with her father.  Each week the two would settle into their living room in Pikeville, Kentucky to watch television.  Her father, a coal miner and country music fan, wanted to watch the Earl Scruggs and Lester … Continue reading →